“We can embrace legal immigration while believing in the rule of law”, he said.
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But Kasich and Bush hit back.
“Think about the families; think about the children”, Kasich said. If they have been law-abiding, they pay a penalty. It is not an adult argument.
This “makes no sense”, Kasich correctly noted. “It would tear communities apart”.
After the debate’s conclusion, 43% of Republicans who watched said that they viewed Rubio more favorably than they had before the debate, and 37% said the same of Carson, who ably parried questions regarding inconsistencies in his personal narrative that have dogged his campaign over the past week.
If portions of the debate were a snooze for a few spectators, it’s because Fox did lean heavily on economic policy substance – with a couple detours into foreign policy – and only briefly brought up recent controversies.
Trump’s scenario – sending back half a million immigrants per month – is “just not possible”, warned former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Paul said, attacking Rubio’s proposals to increase defense spending.
But it was Ohio Governor John Kasich who cornered the market on peevishness last night.
Bush avoided the kind of pointed criticisms of fellow Floridian Marco Rubio that had smacked of a certain kind of desperation during the last debate. I really appreciate that.
And he didn’t stop there. The hedge fund manager tussled with President Barack Obama in 2009, when the president called hedge funds “speculators” who refused “to sacrifice like everyone else” in a battle over the Chrysler LLC bailout.
The comment was greeted by boos.
I was also impressed that, when Cruz forgot one of the five government departments he would abolish, instead of pulling a Rick Perry Oops! moment, he simply mentioned the Department of Commerce twice.
Senator Marco Rubio had another strong night (the Politico panel thought he had won again). “There are radical jihadists in the Middle East… a radical Shia cleric in Iran trying to get a nuclear weapon… the Chinese taking over the South China Sea…”
Trump also took first in Time’s online poll, with 41 percent, followed by Paul with 20 percent, and Rubio at 16 percent.
“I thought it was great”. Paul spoke through the moderator to Trump: “Gerard, you might want to point out China is not part of this deal”.
On the issue of what he’d do in the event of a bank failure, Kasich said, “I would not let the people who put their money in there all go down … Not even discussed”, he said. “He’s going in and we can go in”. On the day after, Donald Trump was in Iowa for breakfast, saying he feels good about his campaign. As the lights on stage dimmed, Rubio approached Bush, but the former governor appears to shake his head and Rubio moves on to chat with Donald Trump. Those who didn’t register would be “treated as criminals”, i.e., probably deported (since that’s what happens to many unauthorized immigrants checked into jails right now). In one ad, voters in New Hampshire are shown describing how they feel about Rubio missing votes in the U.S. Senate. In a way Trump did not. “He is basically an organized crime figure that runs the country, controls a 2 trillion dollar economy and is using to build up his military in a rapid way despite the fact his economy is a disaster”. But, stunningly, the other candidates didn’t challenge Dr. Carson over the questions either.
Ben Carson. “I have no problem with being vetted”.
Mr Carson lashed out at his critics and said he did not like being “lied about”. He went on to make a point about Hillary Clinton’s honesty.
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Carson’s rivals seemed hesitant to cross swords with him Tuesday night, following a week where the low-key candidate successfully defended off mostly debunked attacks on his life story while remaining even with Trump for the No. 1 spot in national polls. Bush asked. “One in 10 people aren’t working or have given up looking for work, one in seven people live in poverty, and one in five are on food stamps”.
